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Vascular Disorders: Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

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Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCP) is a necrosis of the proximal femoral epiphysis, with several studies demonstrating a vascular origin. Patients typically present with pain or a limp, with a peak presentation between 5 and 6 years. The prognosis of LCP is related to the extent of the initial necrosis and, if left untreated, can lead to delayed complications such as arthritis or severe osseous destruction. This chapter describes and illustrates the findings of LCP on bone SPECT/CT.

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  1. Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Thomas Armstrong & Geoffrey Chow

  2. Consultant Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Physician, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Malavika Nathan

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Correspondence to Malavika Nathan .

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  1. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

    Tim Van den Wyngaert

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Gopinath Gnanasegaran

  3. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland

    Klaus Strobel

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  1. Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Arum Parthipun

  2. Royal Free London Hospital, London, UK

    Malavika Nathan

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Armstrong, T., Chow, G., Nathan, M. (2023). Vascular Disorders: Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. In: Van den Wyngaert, T., Gnanasegaran, G., Strobel, K. (eds) Clinical Atlas of Bone SPECT/CT. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26449-8_271

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